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Remember Valerie Plame Wilson?<\/p>\n

The former CIA agent, who got involved in what became known as the \u201cPlame Affair,\u201d\u00a0<\/a>has a solution for ridding Twitter of America\u2019s favorite troll.<\/a><\/p>\n

Wilson launched a fundraiser last week to buy the social media service, tweeting:<\/p>\n

So far, Wilson has raised just $12,000 of the $1 billion she\u2019s seeking.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

It\u2019s unclear whether Wilson is doing this to pressure Twitter to block Trump or if she actually believes her mission will pan out. Twitter, of course, would cost much more than $1 billion. (Its market cap is about $12 billion right now.) But Wilson says that if she owned a significant stake, that it would put pressure on the company.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we can\u2019t get a majority interest, we\u2019ll explore options for buying a significant stake in the company and champion\u00a0this proposal at the annual shareholder meeting,\u201d Wilson writes on her GoFundMe page. \u201cIf that\u2019s impossible for any reason or if there is a surplus from this campaign, 100% of the balance of proceeds will be donated to\u00a0Global Zero<\/a>, a nonprofit organization leading the resistance to nuclear war.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wilson\u2019s complaints about President Trump\u2019s use of Twitter are not uncommon, but CEO Jack Dorsey has said that Trump\u2019s tweets that suggested violence toward journalists didn\u2019t break the rules.<\/a><\/p>\n

Wilson says it\u2019s the threat of nuclear war with North Korea that \u201ctakes it to a dangerous new level.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Military solutions are now fully in place,locked and loaded,should North Korea act unwisely. Hopefully Kim Jong Un will find another path!<\/p>\n

\u2014 Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 11, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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White House spokesperson Sarah Huckabee Sanders disagrees, unsurprisingly.<\/p>\n

In an emailed statement sent to news outlets earlier today, Sanders called Wilson\u2019s endeavor \u00a0\u201cridiculous,\u201d<\/a> and suggested the shortage of funding for Wilson\u2019s idea underscores that Americans are satisfied with Trump\u2019s Twitter use.<\/p>\n

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Featured Image: Mark Wilson\/Getty Images<\/small><\/p>\n

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